Takao Yoshida
Born: 1973-10-26 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his time in WWF (WWE) from 1997 to 2001, where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He founded Kaientai Dojo, where he wrestled until 2019 before creating Just Tap Out, and currently competes as a freelancer for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Filmography
2025
- NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous as TAKA Michinoku
2024
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Royal Quest IV as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
2023
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as Taka Michinoku
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as TAKA Michinoku
- All Together Again as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
2022
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6 as TAKA Michinoku
- JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi as TAKA Michinoku
- JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania as TAKA Michinoku
2019
- ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW 47th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
2018
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 as Taka Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15 as TAKA Michinoku
2017
- NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1 as TAKA Michinoku
2016
- The Great Sasuke as TAKA Michinoku
2015
- NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as TAKA Michinoku
2014
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as Taka Michinoku
- NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
- WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku
- NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
- NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as Takao Yoshida
- NJPW Invasion Attack 2014 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as TAKA Michinoku
2013
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Power Struggle 2013 as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE: The Best Of In Your House as Taka Michinoku
- ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 as Taka Michinoku
- NJPW Destruction 2013 as TAKA Michinoku
2012
- NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Taka Michinoku
- NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as TAKA Michinoku
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as TAKA Michinoku
2007
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as TAKA Michinoku
2005
- AJPW Realize as TAKA Michinoku
2004
- HUSTLE-3 as TAKA Michinoku
2003
- AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku
2001
- WWE Royal Rumble 2001 as Taka Michinoku
2000
- WWE WrestleMania 2000 as TAKA Michinoku
1999
- WWE SmackDown as Taka Michinoku
- WWE Survivor Series 1999 as TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
- ECW on TNN as Taka Michinoku
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 as TAKA Michinoku
- ECW CyberSlam 1999 as TAKA Michinoku
- ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka as TAKA Michinoku
- The Best of Eddy Guerrero as TAKA Michinoku
1998
- WWE Heat as Taka Michinoku
- WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE Over the Edge: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE SummerSlam 1998 as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE King of the Ring 1998 as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE Judgment Day: In Your House as TAKA Michinoku
- Battlarts Battle Fiction as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE WrestleMania XIV as TAKA Michinoku
1997
- ECW Barely Legal 1997 as Taka Michinoku
- Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary as TAKA Michinoku
- ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 as TAKA Michinoku
- WWE D-Generation X: In Your House as Taka Michinoku
- WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede as Taka Michinoku
1996
- NJPW Skydiving J as TAKA Michinoku
- Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days as TAKA Michinoku
1994
- NJPW Super J-Cup 1994 as TAKA Michinoku
1993
- Raw as Taka Michinoku
- ECW Hardcore TV
1972
- New Japan Pro Wrestling as TAKA Michinoku